by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Aug 6, 2026
A man sat across from me and listed everything he was owed. A wife who appreciated him. Parents who showed up when he was ten. A boss with eyes. A body that didn’t ache getting out of bed. One run of luck that finally broke his way instead of over his head. He...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Apr 14, 2024
If I know how to love anything or anyone at all, I learned it from watching two specific people do it for their entire lives. They’ve been doing it since 1964, which means they’ve been at this longer than most people have been alive. She was 17. They...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Apr 8, 2024
You don’t like what your man is doing, or not doing. You’re frustrated, maybe you’ve been frustrated for a while now, and it keeps coming out sideways. Criticism. Blame. Contempt. And you wonder why nothing changes. I’ll tell you why: what...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Jan 10, 2024
I had the sad but honorable experience of serving as a pallbearer for my grandmother. She died on New Year’s Day after ninety-four years of pure love and pure service and sacrifice. Carrying her was one of the most solemn and meaningful things I have ever done....
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Nov 29, 2023
Here is something that took me a while to fully accept: giving is extraordinarily good for you. Not in some vague, karmic, good-vibes way. In a measurable, chemical, nervous-system way. Serving other people is one of the most self-interested things you can do, and...
